Date of Award
8-2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education and Organizational Leadership Development
Committee Member
Dr. Russ Marion, Committee Chair
Committee Member
Dr. Robert Knoeppel
Committee Member
Dr. Eileen Kraemer
Committee Member
Dr. D. Matthew Boyer
Abstract
This study seeks to understand teacher effect on student test scores with perspectives from complexity and network theories. The assumptions are that network relationships and interactive dynamics are important to individual productivity in knowledge intensive organizations such as schools. Data were collected from students, faculty and staff in ten elementary schools in one school district in the southeast US. The analytical framework included: network analyses, hierarchical linear modeling, Lenth's analysis, response surface methodology and multiple regression. Results support the assumptions. Teacher's network measures exhibited complex linear, curvilinear and interactive effects on student test scores. Teachers who are central in the advice network and who broker trust are especially effective. Implications and future studies are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Jiang, Xiaoyan (Gemma), "Understanding Teacher Effectiveness with Complexity and Network Theories" (2017). All Dissertations. 1997.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1997